QUOTE(unknown warrior @ Jul 27 2023, 12:10 PM)
John 6:40 (NIV) - For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
The very first will of God is that you get connected to God by your faith (believes in him) and just by that you are granted Eternal Life.
The believe has to do with believing:
1. Christ died for your sins
2. Christ is your substitution, representing you before God the Father
3. Christ is the one who save you.
All these has to be the first and primary criteria before repentance can even come in.
Repentance = Work of the Holy Spirit which you trust God to do the work in you. And you rest in that trusting God.
It's not you sweating, gritting your teeth trying to obey God. <----Most ppl got it wrong here.
I think you may want to consider all that is said above.
Wait a minute ... Repentance = Work of the Holy Spirit, which you trust God to do the work in you ?
My limited understanding is something like this, in chronological order but please feel free to amend the order according to your understanding.
1. Unbeliever living in sin
2. Hears the Gospel
3. Repents, means the unbeliever decides for himself to turn away from one's sin and towards God instead
4. Receives the Baptism of Water
5. Baptized believer begins to learn the ways of the Lord
6. Baptized believer will & still struggles with sin, living on earth
7. As the baptized learns to love God and His Holiness more & more, the more the baptized starts to despise sin
8. Once the training is completed, the Baptized will then receive the Baptism of Fire from God according to God's will
9. Good works of the Holy Spirit from hereonwards i.e. signs & wonders are all done is by the Holy Spirit and the Baptized is just a vessel & instrument of the Lord in doing God's will. The baptized is only a servant, for He must increase and i decrease.
Can't wait to hear from you, on the teaching of other Christian denominations. Bro Prophetjul if you are from another denomination or even if you are a Catholic or any other Catholic for that matter and you have a different chronological order, please let me know. Manatau I silap ke.
This post has been edited by Roman Catholic: Jul 31 2023, 08:12 AM